Rebecca C. Taylor

Corporate & Securities

• Concurrent public offerings of $115 million of convertible senior notes and approximately $75 million in common stock.
• Issuance and sale of approximately $500 million principal amount of senior notes pursuant to a Form S-3ASR Registration Statement.
• Repurchase of 3.7 million shares of its common stock for $37.2 million from its largest shareholder; and the registered sale by that shareholder of 3.45 million shares to the public for $34.7 million.
• Registered offering of 6.5 million shares of common stock to the public for approximately $40 million pursuant to a Form S-3 Shelf Registration Statement.
• Private offering of approximately $100 million principal amount of convertible senior notes under Rule 144A.
• Public offering of approximately $50 million of a new series of preferred stock pursuant to a Form S-3 Shelf Registration Statement.
• Merger of a small publicly-traded company to a privately-held company, which included drafting and reviewing all Board materials, the definitive merger agreement and all Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) documents for shareholder approval and deregistration.
• Represented an ethanol production company in closing a large acquisition and tender offer transaction for a total deal value of approximately $750 million.

Commercial Contracting

• Served as part of a team counsel to American Airlines in Dallas, Texas to negotiate engine selection for new aircraft fleet.
• Assisted chemical manufacturer with negotiation and drafting of long-term commercial sales contract valued at approximately $40 million annually.